diff --git a/morituri/common/Makefile.am b/morituri/common/Makefile.am
index bbda7f6..14c8c95 100644
--- a/morituri/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/morituri/common/Makefile.am
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ morituri_PYTHON = \
 	log.py \
 	logcommand.py \
 	mbngs.py \
+	path.py \
 	program.py \
 	renamer.py \
 	task.py
diff --git a/morituri/common/path.py b/morituri/common/path.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65fc206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/morituri/common/path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*- Mode: Python; test-case-name: morituri.test.test_common_path -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+
+# Morituri - for those about to RIP
+
+# Copyright (C) 2009 Thomas Vander Stichele
+
+# This file is part of morituri.
+#
+# morituri is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# morituri is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with morituri.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import re
+
+
+class PathFilter(object):
+    """
+    I filter path components for safe storage on file systems.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, slashes=True, fat=True, special=True):
+        """
+        @param slashes: whether to convert slashes to dashes
+        @parm  fat:     whether to strip characters illegal on FAT filesystems
+        """
+        self._slashes = slashes
+        self._fat = fat
+        self._special = special
+
+    def filter(self, path):
+        if self._slashes:
+            path = re.sub(r'[/]', '-', path, re.UNICODE)
+
+        return path
diff --git a/morituri/test/Makefile.am b/morituri/test/Makefile.am
index b32aed1..792beb4 100644
--- a/morituri/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/morituri/test/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	test_common_encode.py \
 	test_common_gstreamer.py \
 	test_common_mbngs.py \
+	test_common_path.py \
 	test_common_program.py \
 	test_common_renamer.py \
 	test_image_cue.py \
diff --git a/morituri/test/test_common_path.py b/morituri/test/test_common_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45b160d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/morituri/test/test_common_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# -*- Mode: Python; test-case-name: morituri.test.test_common_path -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+
+from morituri.common import path
+
+from morituri.test import common
+
+
+class FilterTestCase(common.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._filter = path.PathFilter()
+
+    def testSlash(self):
+        part = u'A Charm/A Blade'
+        self.assertEquals(self._filter.filter(part), u'A Charm-A Blade')